[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 21, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E355]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING JOSIE FERNANDEZ

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                          HON. BRUCE WESTERMAN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 21, 2018

  Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Hot Springs 
National Park Superintendent Josie Fernandez on a well-earned 
retirement.
  A fixture in the Hot Springs community for more than a decade, Josie 
poured her heart and soul into her work as superintendent of one of 
America's oldest national parks. She led efforts to restore historic 
bathhouses along Central Avenue, bringing life to the core of Hot 
Springs National Park while raising needed revenue. Her work was both 
innovative and welcome by the community.
  In addition to restoration efforts, Josie has joined with community 
leaders and groups to make Hot Springs National Park a true partner in 
the greater Hot Springs community.
  When she retires, Josie will end more than a decade of service to the 
Hot Springs community and a quarter century of service to the Parks 
Service. Her service to our country extends beyond the Parks Service, 
having retired as a colonel in the Air Force Reserve.
  I thank Josie for her dedication and wish her well as she begins her 
next journey.

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